Our history
From humble beginnings in the 1980s, Hawkins has evolved and grown into the leading company for forensic root cause analysis, expert witness services and engineering services to global insurance, legal and commercial sectors.
We are incredibly proud of both our heritage and our dedication to the same core principles, on which we were founded over 40 years ago. This sets our standard as we continue to expand our range of services and expertise to our clients.
1980
R B Hawkins & Associates Limited founded in Cambridge

1986
Manchester Office Opens

1988
Bristol Office Opens

2000
Hawkins becomes employee owned and the London office opens

2003
Birmingham Office Opens

2005
Leeds Office Opens

2006
Reigate Office Opens

2008
Glasgow Office Opens

2014
Dubai Office Opens

2016
Hawkins acquires HFS Asia and the Hong Kong and Singapore offices open

2024
Belfast Office Opens

2024
Dublin Office Opens

2025
Hawkins Acquires cost consultants A Lamb Associates and its subsidiary Morham + Brotchie

2025
Hawkins opens offices in Italy, Abu Dhabi & South Africa

Latest News
We celebrate Civil and Structural Engineer, Jon Watkins, as he marks 10 years with Hawkins
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We are pleased to share that Siobhan O'Connell and Steven Mairs have had their article "Pedal Cycle Investigation: Using GPS and Activity Data to Reconstruct Road Collisions," published in the latest edition of the Expert Witness Journal.
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We are pleased to welcome Sandra Rustomji to Hawkins as our new Business Development Manager based in London.
Upcoming Events
Dark as a Dungeon: Forensic Insights into Damp Diagnosis
In this webinar, Forensic Investigator Sam Morley will explore common causes of damp that arise independently of plumbing failures, and why these are....
Feeling the Pressure: When Overpressure Protection Fails
In this webinar, Sam A’Court explores how and why overpressure conditions arise in both domestic plumbing and industrial process systems, and why....
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